Green Forest School District Annual Report

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Green Forest School District Annual Report

• October 19, 2009

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Accreditation Status

• Elementary-Cited, (Counselor, Completed)
• Intermediate-Cited, (Special Ed, ALP-HS)
• High School-Accredited

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School Improvement Status(AYP Report)

• Elementary-Met Standards
• Intermediate-Met Standards
• High School-Whole-School Improvement, Year 2

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Finance
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Millage History
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Annual Audit

• The annual audit report was approved by the
  School Board on September 21, 2009 with one (1)
  audit finding
• Audit Finding - Same one as is issued every year
  for segregation of accounting duties
• Supplemental Findings No supplemental findings
  were found, although it was noted that we must
  have an ISO and a Continuity of Operations plan
  in place by this Spring.

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Board Training

• Board members are required to attend 9 hours of
  training during the first 15 months after they
  are elected to their first term and attend 6
  hours of training each calendar year thereafter.
  Excess training hours may be carried over into
  the next school year.

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Pepsi Contract
Revenue 43,095.78
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Enrollment
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Staffing/Salary History
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Facilities and Technology Upgrades

• General Maintenance
• Moved Special Education Buildings
• Began Construction on New 6-8 Building
• Remodeled High School Science and Computer Labs
• Repaired Foundation at the High School
• Replaced 16 HVAC Units at the High School
• Began Technology Upgrades, K-12

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Asbestos Plan

• The Green Forest School District has an asbestos
  plan in accordance with federal law and the plan
  is on file in the maintenance supervisors office.

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Federal Programs

• Green Forest School District Participates in
• Title I
• Title II-A
• Title III
• Title IV
• Title VIB Special Education
• Carl Perkins

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Elementary/Intermediate

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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
Green Forest Elementary Current 1st
Graders Kindergarten- 2009 SAT-10 Testing
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Data Analysis
Green Forest Elementary Current 2nd Graders 1st
Grade - 2009 SAT-10 Testing
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Data Analysis
Green Forest Elementary Current 3rd Graders 2nd
Grade - 2009 SAT-10 Testing
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
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ELDA Test Data
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Elementary/Intermediate Goals

• Continue use of Instructional Facilitators, K-7
• Continued participation and implementation of
  Literacy Lab
• Daily Demonstration of Literacy, Math and
  Differentiated Instruction
• Routine curriculum team discussions/meetings
• Increased time blocks for content areas
• Continue tutoring, point-in-time remediation,
• Continue implementation of JEDI remediation
  program
• Use of TLI and formative assessments
• Integration of Literacy into ALL content areas
• Format assessments to match testing
• Differentiated Instruction Techniques, Intense
  Guided-Instruction
• Strong Lesson Planning Skills
• Classroom Walk-Throughs for Reflective Practice
• Intense mentoring, collaborative coaching with
  staff
• Additional support staff, to provide more one-one
  remediation
• Move completely away from Basal Readers to
  Leveled and Guided Reading

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Elementary/IntermediateFocus Areas

• Literacy
• Open Response Writing
• Practical Reading/Writing
• Content Reading/Writing
• Style Reading/Writing
• Reading Fluency
• Comprehension
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• Math
• Reasoning/Problem Solving
• Number Sense
• Measurement
• Algebra/Geometry
• Data Analysis/Probability
• Numbers and Operations

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High School
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Data Analysis
Green Forest High School Data
2005-2009 Numbers reported are percentage of
students scoring proficient or advanced (combined
population).
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Data Analysis
Green Forest High School Data
2005-2009
Additional ACT and AP Data
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Data Analysis (Benchmark)
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Data Analysis (Benchmark)


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Data Analysis (EOC)
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Data Analysis (EOC)
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Data Analysis (EOC)
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Data Analysis (EOC)
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High School Goals

• Continue remediation program with highly
  qualified teachers
• Use of high-yield strategies and differentiated
  instruction to address the learning styles of all
  students
• Utilize The Learning Institute
• Alignment of the Curriculum and Formative
  Assessments for immediate feedback and
  remediation
• Involved in the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for
  Math and Science
• Teacher Training
• Incentive Program
• Laying the Foundation Series

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High School Focus Areas

• Math
• Grade 8 69 Met Growth
• FocusOpen Response in all areas
• Geometry
• Number and Operations
• Measurement
• Algebra
• Algebra I
• FocusOpen Response in all areas
• Language of Algebra
• Solve Equations and Inequalities
• Linear Functions
• Non-Linear Functions
• Data Interpretation and Probability
• Geometry
• FocusOpen Response in all areas

• Literacy
• Grade 8 68 Met Growth
• 2009 Focus on Literary Passages
• Strong improvement
• Writing focusContent and Style
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• Grade 11 class average 199
• Reading Passages have balanced scores
• Practical, Content, and Literary
• Writing focusMultiple Choice on Writing Skills

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Addressing Areas of Improvement

• The Learning Institute
• Formative Assessments
• Vertical Teamwork
• Professional Development
• Revised Calendar to Address Needs
• AAIMS

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District Information
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District Performance Report
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District Goals/Focus Areas

• Board Presented Goals and Objectives in December
  2008 as follows
• Student Achievement and Continual Improvement
• Improve Administrative Relationships with Faculty
  and Community
• Guidance of Construction Project

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Public Comment/Questions

• District Goals/Improvements
• Federal Programs
• Other